• ISBN13: 9789814241687
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Chemistry
• Publisher: T&F
• Publisher Imprint: JennyStanford
• Publication Date: January 1, 2011
• Pages: 156
• Original Price: GBP 97.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 930 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Materials Science / General, Nanoscience, and Biotechnology

This book represents a critical evaluation of the most recent discoveries about carbon nanotubes and includes a cautious description of their impact on personal health and environmental pollution. It also offers an overview of the main research groups around the world which have been focusing their efforts on the exploitation of this intriguing material, with the purpose of inspiring young scientists to follow their pathway.

Giorgia Pastorin received her MSc (110/110 cum laude) in pharmaceutical and chemistry technologies in 2000 and her PhD in 2004 from the University of Trieste, Italy. She then moved to France for two years of postdoctoral fellowship at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Strasbourg, where she acquired some skills in drug delivery under the supervision of Dr Alberto Bianco. She joined the National University of Singapore in June 2006 as assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy.